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Didrachm
| Uitgever | Carthage |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 218 BC - 208 BC |
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| Waarde | Log in om details te zien |
| Valuta | Drachm |
| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Gewicht | Log in om details te zien |
| Diameter | Log in om details te zien |
| Dikte | Log in om details te zien |
| Vorm | Log in om details te zien |
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| Schrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | A standing horse facing right, rendered in a static, heraldic pose with its head turned slightly upward, occupying the central field. Above the horse's back appears a solar disc or pellet surrounded by a radiate or crescent device, a recurring Punic celestial symbol. The ground line below the horse is faintly indicated, and the field is otherwise plain and devoid of inscription or legend. The bold, simplified style of the horse reflects the distinctive Carthaginian artistic tradition heavily influenced by Sicilian and North African die-cutting conventions. |
| Schrift keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
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| Rand | Plain |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
This issue falls squarely within the Second Punic War, struck while Carthaginian military finances were under extraordinary pressure. Hannibal's Italian campaign after 218 BC demanded continuous supply of silver coinage to pay mercenary troops — Iberian, Gallic, and Numidian soldiers who expected hard metal, not promises. Carthage maintained mint operations under conditions of strategic siege, and issues from this decade show accelerating die degradation consistent with high-volume emergency production.
Müller 102 is a well-documented type within a series that remains difficult to sequence precisely, as Carthaginian civic coinage of this period lacks the magistrate signatures that help anchor Hellenistic issues elsewhere.